In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hso: fix null-ptr-deref during tty device unregistration Multiple ttys try to claim the same the minor number causing a double unregistration of the same device. The first unregistration succeeds but the next one results in a null-ptr-deref. The get_free_serial_index() function returns an available minor number but doesn't assign it immediately. The assignment is done by the caller later. But before this assignment, calls to get_free_serial_index() would return the same minor number. Fix this by modifying get_free_serial_index to assign the minor number immediately after one is found to be and rename it to obtain_minor() to better reflect what it does. Similary, rename set_serial_by_index() to release_minor() and modify it to free up the minor number of the given hso_serial. Every obtain_minor() should have corresponding release_minor() call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-02-25T14:03:40.319Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:17:42.846Z

Reserved: 2024-02-25T13:45:52.716Z

Link: CVE-2021-46904

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:17:42.846Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-26T16:27:45.260

Modified: 2024-04-17T19:33:10.603

Link: CVE-2021-46904

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-46904 - Bugzilla